ARTICLES
Family Matters: Sharing Christ with Your Flesh and Blood
Share the gospel with someone in another country? Sure. With your unbelieving aunt? No way. Why is it so complicated with family?
Engaging Emotions Means Engaging God
If we don’t engage God but simply use a “Bible-based system” or “method” of handling our emotions, we lose the core hope we have as Christians.
The Call to Multiply is a Call to Die
Christ invites us to take part in growing and multiplying the family of God. But we must follow Jesus' example. That means we must take up our cross and die to ourselves daily.
Marriage is for Mission
While the Christian marriage is likely full of benefits for both parties, it is not primarily designed to benefit both parties. It is meant, first and foremost, to put Christ on display.
We Can’t Look Past Our Past in Spiritual Formation
To redeem our memories, we must begin where we are least likely to go, the place that we feel is least relevant in the here and now. Yet we can never truly leave our “behind” in our past.
How Well Are You Reading Your Church?
The church is a human library, filled with all sorts of stories and wonder. But are we too busy and distracted to notice that this stack of books even exists?
Practicing Resurrection
We say we believe in the resurrection, but do we practice it? Here are three reasons why resurrection fails to make a real impact in our lives, along with three practices to help us practice resurrection.
The Story of Good Friday
A narrative rendering of the events leading up to Good Friday, from the table to the execution.
How Technology Can Support Your Discipleship
Despite the positive influences of technology on our lives, we don’t often see those gains carried over into our discipleship. But technology can support your discipleship. Here’s how.
The Spiritual Weariness We Create
Often we tell ourselves that being busy is good. But is our busyness and the consequences of that really how we should live before God? Shar Walker leads us to see the impact of our self-importance in our busyness and our need for God’s grace.
How Holy Noticing Improves Relationships
A part of our brain activates when we’re thinking about ourselves or what others think of us. When that happens, we aren’t truly present for others. But holy noticing can help.
Is God Kind?
Many of us admit that we wrestle with God’s goodness in seasons of trial. But what if instead of question his goodness, we’re really questioning God’s kindness?